Paramount Resources (POU) Competitors

Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, POU or OVV?

Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, indicating that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is POU or OVV a better dividend stock?

Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Paramount Resources pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media refer more to POU or OVV?

In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Paramount Resources and 1 mentions for Ovintiv. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Paramount Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ovintiv	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is POU or OVV more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Paramount Resources' net margin of 18.92%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Resources	18.92%	10.06%	5.97%
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%

Which has better earnings & valuation, POU or OVV?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Resources	C$1.93B	1.48	C$366.00M	C$2.44	7.85
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.33	C$1.39B	C$10.91	4.57

Do analysts rate POU or OVV?

Paramount Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.98%. Given Paramount Resources' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of POU or OVV?

9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POU or OVV?

Paramount Resources received 362 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 51.40% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 404 51.40%	Underperform Votes 382 48.60%
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 42 61.76%	Underperform Votes 26 38.24%

Summary

Ovintiv beats Paramount Resources on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.